Cigarette lighter



Ausf 22, 1950 l. FLORMAN 2,519,641

CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed Feb. 16, 1949 l INVENTOR. [ru/ny Flor/nan ATTORNE YS Patented Aug. 22, 1950 PATENT orari-claI crG'ARETTE LrGiiTia-1r"VV Y Irving Elurman, New York, N. Y. Apiziiatcn'rebuarylis, 1949;;s'riaiNoe'zasis' (Claimed-72.13;'

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The primary objectbfitheinveiitioifis'torpro:4

videfa-1ightereof'thisrtypewhich# isl ,-effectiveandi factured economicallyiand byrclatively unskilled:y

wheel pivot pin and flint tube can be sassembled.^`

without undue?Ak carey; andi? which' fn'evertheless ensures-proper alignment ofthese parts.

In this aspect, the invention.'contemplates.the use. of Li a' .separate V"iiitegrall"unit-formed; ofone piece arrangedt"bescurd'lonthe top-wallf tlieey lighter',v .bodyfthi's unit' having holes .for'positioningfthef'firit tube and theit wheell pivot pinysothatl these aresure to.. hegproperly aligned dspitefslght'errors'in the position-of the-uhihon the 'lighter' body. Prfer'a'blythis unit also has holes for the wick-tube andthe# thumb piece plungerggA so that thesefwwillvalso :be properly;l positionedf.

Anothereobject `of theinventionfis to provide a novel andi simple operating .fconnectionb t een thea thumbrpiece and` the.. snuflenfcap, tiiisconnection improving the operation of these parts and simplifying the manufacture of the lighter.

In this aspect, the invention contemplates the use of inwardly turned lugs on the thumb piece engaging in slots in the snuffer, these slots being substantially radial to the snuffer pivot and at an angle of 45 to the horizontal. The thumb piece also has projections above and extending Well in front of the lugs and straddling the snuffer, thus acting to guide the relative movement between the thumb piece and the snufer at all times.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following 23' description,` especially-when ta-kerrirrY conjunction? with'e-the accompanying vdrawingsl which `forml a" part-'thereof Inthe drawings:"l

Figure "1 i-showsin'side elevation; with parts" in section, alighter; embodying- 'my' invention; j

Figure 2% is a cross-section onv the line 1 2-'2""of Figuren.;

Figure3 is a'topj'planvie'w of theiassemblyj'unit showin'ggfin ibroken'tlines the outline? before the! ears j are bent; up;

Figure'vlis an enlarged View, inA side jelevatiii; ofthe snuffer and unumloipiece, in separatedriafl tion and' A Figure 5is .arbottomjview o'the thurrib,mmeV

TheJlighter ihcludesja body. 23 having. a i ller i 41 forffuel' and a filling j plug 6." This` body has-a top'wall,

The assembly unithereinbeiore referredto Zins1 cludes'` a plate f I IJ' adapted` to. be secured,4 asfby, Weldih'gror brazingbn topfoiwall 8.? This Vplate has acentralflinttube receiving opening. ILCand, upstandihg.' ears. I2. containing A.flint .wheel pivot` pint. receivingholes I4, "The, unit alsolfhas. a.

I84 fori afueltubefsuch. as amicktube@ f The unit ,may be formed; frorrifa plata-Taslby. stamping', the earsv I2. being then-i. bentupafromthe broken line positionlshown lin vlfi'gur-ef 3 orait may be castinone piece in the` form showin In. either case, very exact alignment between. the.- centerszofk holessllfanclr I4is obtained/and the partsmounted in these holesfw-illlbe` necessarilyg properly positioned-.With respect-.tofonefanother:

" It can be engaged by snuifer cap 36 on a snuier having side walls 38 and a top Wall 4). Holes 42 in side Walls 38 engage pin 44 mounted in holes I4 in ears I2. Rigid with the side walls is a disc 46 having a struck out tongue 48 engageable in cam notches in the side f ace of iiint wheel 5i) turnably carried on pin 44, so as 'to turn the flint wheel only when the snuffel' is turned clockwise (Figure l).

Snuffer walls 38 have slots 52 therein, these slots being substantially7 radial to the centers of holes 42 and at an angle cf 45 to the horizontal.

Thumb piece 32 has at its forward end projecting spaced side walls 54 ending in projections 55. Below and to the rear of these projections are inwardly turned integral lugs 58 engageable in slots 52. Projections 55 will thus straddle the snuifer and prevent undue twisting of the thumb piece. The inwardly turned lugs are sturdy and can be formed accurately and simply, so that a good operating connection between the snuffer and thumb piece is assured.

While I have described herein one embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not intend to limit myself thereby except within the scope of the claims hereto or hereinafter appended.

Iclaim:

1. In a cigarette lighter including a body having a top wall provided with an opening for a iiint tube extending perpendicularly therethrough, a

plate secured on top of the top wall, said plate i having intermediate its length upstanding ears integral therewith and having a hole therein between said ears extending perpendicularly therethrough and vertically aligned with the opening in the top wall, a pin mounted in said ears, a flint wheel mounted on said pin, a flint tube snugly tting in said hole and extending through said top wall opening for holdinga ilint in engagement with the flint wheel, said top wall having other openings therein extending perpendicularly therethrough on opposite sides yof the int tube opening for receiving a fuel tube and a thumb piece plunger, said plate having other holes extending perpendicularly therethrough and vertically aligned with said other openings, a fuel tube mounted in the rst of said other holes and extending through said top wall, a thumb piece plunger slidable in the second of said other holesand extending through said top wall, a thumb piece carried by said plunger, and means operatively connecting said thumb piece to said flint wheel to turn said flint wheel when said thumb piece is depressed to throw a spark towards the fuel tube, a snuffer pivoted on said pin, a snuffer cap carried by said snufer and normally overlying the fuel tube, said connecting means including a one-way connection between said snuffer and said int wheel and a connection between the thumb piece and the snuffer whereby depression of the thumb piece raises the wheel.

1' 2. In a cigarette lighter including a body having a top wall Aprovided with an opening for a flint tube extending perpendicularly therethrough, a plate secured on top of the top Wall, said plate having intermediate its length upstanding ears integral therewith and having a hole therein between said ears extending perpendicularly therethrough and vertically aligned with the opening in the top wall, a pin mounted in said ears, a flint wheel mounted on said pin, aflint tube snugly tting in said hole and extending through said top wall opening for holding a snuifer cap off the fuel tube and turns the flint 50.

flint in engagement with the flint wheel, said top wall having other openings therein extending perpendicularly therethrough on opposite sides of the flint tube opening for receiving a fuel tube and a thumb piece plunger, said plate having other holes extending perpendicularlytherethrough and vertically aligned with said other openings,` a fuel tube mounted in the rst of said other holes and extending through said top wall, a thumb piece plunger slidable in the second of said other holes and extending through said top wall, a thumb piece carried by said plunger, and means operatively connecting said thumb piece to said flint wheel to turn said flint wheel when Vsaid thumb piece is depressed to throw a, spark towards the fuel tube, a snuffer pivoted on said pin, a snuier cap carried by said snuffer and normally overlying the fuel tube, said connecting means including a one-way connection between said snuier and said flint wheel and a connection between the thumb piece and the snuier whereby depression of the thumb piece raises the snuffer cap off the fuel tube and turns the flint wheel, said snuier having side walls provided with slots therein sloping upwardly away from the pin towards the thumb piece, said slots being radial to the axis of the pin and forming an angle of 45 with the horizontal, and said thumb piece having lugs thereon engaging in said slots, said slots and lugs constituting the connection between the thumb piece and the snuffer.

3. In a lighter as claimed in claim 2, said thumb piece having side walls lying outside the side walls of the snuffer, and said lugs comprising integral inwardly bent projections on the edges of the said thumb piece side walls nearest the pin.

4. In a lighter as claimed in claim 3, said thumb piece side walls having projections above said lugs extending forwardly of the lugs towards the pin and embracing the snuffel side walls.

IRVING FLORMAN.

REFERENCES Y CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES lPATENTS France May 16, 1938 

